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2 candidates are tracked for Georgia Senate District 44, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Ngozi Orabueze and Saira Draper. Candidate information follows official Dekalb County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ngozi Orabueze (Republican), Saira Draper (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Elena Parent (Democratic), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Republican
Ngozi Orabueze is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 44 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Democratic
Saira Draper currently serves as a state representative and Minority Caucus Chief Deputy Whip in the Georgia House, per her campaign site. She is an attorney and mother of three running for Georgia Senate District 44.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-01.
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